After a full week of out-of-town guests, we were seriously off our normal routine.
Our Iowa family headed home yesterday and this morning we were paying
for it with a heaping dose of whining, demanding, and tantrums!
I can't really blame her. She had three doting aunties providing for her every whim for an entire week.
She was eating what she wanted and when she wanted it, sleeping in our
bed, and skipping school in favor of sight-seeing around Seattle.
She was showered with kisses, gifts, and attention. My sweet girl
loved every minute of it. Our normally quiet evenings were loud, messy, and fun. Our usually orderly mornings
were spontaneous and full of laughter.
So my general plan for getting things back on track today was to be kind and firm and stick to the routine. I wasn't going to give in to her whining and complaining when she didn't like what we were having for lunch and I was definitely going to make her take a nap with the rest of the kids when she cried to go upstairs instead and watch a show.
She was going to get a crash course back to reality.... and she was going to get it cold turkey.
And...... we are still going to do all of that tomorrow..... but it turns out that what we both really needed today was some time to be alone together. We just needed some time to talk about how much we have loved spending time with our family and how empty and quiet the house feels after they've gone.
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